>> deficit but yeah curb your enthusiasm. >>> a local spelling bee. >> about 50 students across the bay area find out if training started months ago when tens of thousands of students faced off in their schools. 150 school winners then competed in the written spelling bee and today find out if they move on. >> we'll have our own competition for the next two weeks leading up to the bee in the spirit. we'll have our own word of the day. i always wanted to be. >> i have to warn you, i used to win spelling bees. >> i did too. so did mark twain. i will before my time. >> i'm so nervous, by the way. >> this is a word from the french. >> okay. >> it's easy. >> okay. >> impasse. >> seriously? >> no, impasse. >> okay. here we go. i-m-p-a-s-s-e. impasse. >> yes, very good. nicely done. >> that was an easy one. give me a harder one that that. what do i get? a trophy? >> a high five from me. hungry raccoon learns hard lesson about messing with a mother's babies. that story is coming up. >> i know frank mallicoat likes to call in sick but at least he has a good excuse. how one warrior and why he mis